Tag: Ryan Hunter-Reay

Will Power started from pole position for the fifth time in 2017 as he strived to cut Scott Dixon’s championship lead. Penske team mate Josef Newgarden started alongside him. Having been stood down at the previous round Mikhail Aleshin returned and qualified last for the race he almost won 12 months earlier.

Honda-powered cars locked out the top eight places on the grid, led by Charlie Kimball. But IndyCar’s return to Texas proved controversial, as changes to the track configuration meant the field remained in a tightly-bunched pack, leading to several huge, expensive but mercifully injury-free crashes.

Honda-powered cars locked out the top eight places on the grid, led by Charlie Kimball. But IndyCar’s return to Texas proved controversial, as changes to the track configuration meant the field remained in a tightly-bunched pack, leading to several huge, expensive but mercifully injury-free crashes.

Fernando Alonso stunned the motor sport world by skipping Formula One’s Monaco Grand Prix to race in the Indianapolis 500 instead. He lined up a promising fifth but it was another Honda-powered driver, Scott Dixon, who started from pole position. For very different reasons, both were destined not to finish the race. Sebastien Bourdais was unable to start after being badly injured in a qualifying crash.

Fernando Alonso stunned the motor sport world by skipping Formula One’s Monaco Grand Prix to race in the Indianapolis 500 instead. He lined up a promising fifth but it was another Honda-powered driver, Scott Dixon, who started from pole position. For very different reasons, both were destined not to finish the race. Sebastien Bourdais was unable to start after being badly injured in a qualifying crash.